MY WRITING DAY
Emma Eker
The author of a ‘solution-based memoir’ tells Lynne Hackles about finding her way
Lynne Hackles
Emma Eker is a life coach and author from London. Trained in Psychosynthesis Psychology (PG Dip), Emma has worked as a coach for over fourteen years. How does she fit writing in alongside her therapy work?
‘I could tell a fib and allude to the fact that there was much juggling that needed to take place and a fair bit of organisation, commitment and dedication on my part, but that is not the case,’ she says. ‘Initially, I was working to a moveable deadline (which I enjoyed stretching into the ether) and when I made the decision to self-publish, there was no deadline at all, apart from my PR company and editor who made it quite clear that January 2021 was a good time to launch Liberation. Therefore, for the most part, I was not feeling a huge pressure, although as time moved on, I recognised that the book’s time had come and I needed to get the show on the road.